THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1951
Hopes High On
War Settlement
MOSCOW, Oct. 24—(AP): —Hopes among Western Diplomats and
observers in Moscow that a settlement of the Korean war may' be
possible were higher today than for many months. But the optimism
is cautious.
Two developments were noted here today.
First, the New Times, Soviet foreign affairs weekly, declared ij
a lead editorial that Russia is pre
pared to consider a settlement of
all important and unsettled ques
tions which strain AmieriGan-
Soviet relations, and called''orf the
United States to take concrete
steps for the improvement of re
lations
Editorial
The editorial wanted the
“Creation of a United, peace-lov
ing democratic, independent Ger
man state', and conclusion of a
peace settlement with Japan, un
conditional prohibition of atomic
weapons and establishment of
strict international control,' cessa
tion of the arms race and reduc
tion of armed forces, prohibition
of war propaganda of a pact of
peace.”
Slogans Published
"Second, Soviet ' newspapers
published 60 slogans, of 'the cen
tral committee of the Communist
party for the 34th anniversary of
the Bolshevist revolution, Nov 7.
At the top of the list was a. new
slogan:
“Peace-loving peoples of the
world! Do not permit the resur
rection of German and Japanese
militarism! Struggle for the, pre
vention of war and the assurance
of. a firm peace!” ,/.
Diplomats here considered that
this slogan shows that the Rus
sians are placing first emphasis on
preventing the rearmament of
Germany and Japan.
Iran Oil Talk
WASHINGTON,, Oct. 24— (AP) —
Secretary- of State Acheson and
Prime Minister Mohammed Mos,-
sadegh of Iran today talked over
urgent American suggestions for
settling the Iranian-British .oil
dispute.'
Accompanied by two key aides,
Acheson conferred for two and
one half hours with the ailing
Iranian leader.
28th to Sail
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—MF)—
A mid-November sailing date
was set by the' Army today for
Pennsylvania's 28th Keystone Di
vision..
'The first contingent, number
ing about 4000 men will board
transports at New York after
participating in an Armistice day
parade in Philadelphia on Nov.
12.
The cuckoo is noted for its
strange habit of depositing its
eggs into the'nests of other and
smaller birds to be hatched.
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Big Turnout
Expected at
British Polls
LONDON, Oct. 24
erally fair weather prospects gave
promise tonight of a large turn
out of voters for Britain’s third
postwar general election Thurs
day. Betting favored the Con
servatives to oust the Laborites
who have ruled this nation since
mid-1945.
Britons are deciding whether
they want Conservative leader
Winston 1 Churchill to pilot the na
tion through the foreign and do
mestic shoals ahead or to keep
Laborite Prime Minister Attlee
at the helm. ’ '
Leadership Sharpest Issue
The leadership issue is the
sharpest one before the 35,000,000
eligible to take part in the elec
tion of a new House of Commons,
whose majority name's the gov
ernment. But Churchill- and Att
lee are running in single districts,
just as are. the 1372 other candi
dates for the $2BOO-a-year com
mon seats. Only Britons living
in those districts may vote for
them.
Problems to Face
These are some of the problems
the winner will have to face:
1. The pound, officially valued
at $2.80, is slipping sharply out
of balance with the dollar again.
2. The cost of living is rising
under the impact.of world price
increases and the nation’s own
three-y ear, $13,160,000,000 re
armament program.
3. Britain is having trouble in
the Middle East.
4. And finally, the problem of
world peace overshadows all the
others.
Allies;, Reds
Meet Again;
Hope Bright
MUNSAN, Korea, Thursday,
Oct. UP) —United Nations and
Communist truce delegations to
day begin a new search for peace
in Korea —after 16 months of war
and one year of Chinese Red in
tervention.
Hopes were bright that the
two teams of five men from each
side would succeed—where they
had failed once before—r-in silenc
ing the booming guns and > haltr
ing the see-saw struggle of two
500,000-man armies across this
troubled peninsula.
The negotiators reconvened in
a solid, weather-beaten field tent
at the new conference site of
Panmunjom at .11 a.m. (9 p.m.
Wednesday, EST.)
There is optimism that the
talks at Panmunjom this time
may bring an armistice after
some rough going. Here is why:
1. The Communists knew the
UN delegates were not going to
back down from their demand
for a cease-fire on the present
battle line. Yet they came back
to the conference table anyway.
2. Chinese radio broadcasts
have intimated lately the Reds
were ready to abandon their de
mand for a cease-fire line on
the 38th parallel. This belief has
been supported by. Communist
correspondents who ch.at with
UN newsmen at Panmunjom.
The same gentlemen who are
optimistic about an agreement on
the cease-fire line look for trouble
on the second item on the agenda.
Beside the buffer question,
other issues included: 1. Ex
fchange of prisoners; 2. Super
vision of the cease-fire including
inspection teams behind oppos
ing lines; 3. Recommendations to
the respective governments. The
latter would include the ques
tion of withdrawing all foreign
troops from Korea.
CLIFT * TMLOR * WINTERS
A HACE M THE SUN
U.S. fo Form New
Military Command
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—(AP)—The United States declared to
day its intention to proceed with organization of an Allied military
command in the strategic Middle East despite Egypt’s refusal to take
part.
A State Department statement said the United’States will go for
ward on this project “in collaboration” with the United Kingdom,
Atomic Tactics
Held in Nevada
LAS VAGAS, Nev., Oct. 24
(IP) —Third corps tactical troops
went through a non-atomic pre
view of exercise Desert Rock to
day, which gave observers room
for belief that the first multiple
A-bomb drop is in the offing.
As B-29 bombers apparently
made a conventional. bomb run,
the Gl’s watched from previously,
dug emplacements. The Army
gave no indication of how many
troops were involved, or how far
forward they were ,in the Yucca
flat test site.
The AEC gave out this brief
statement: “A trial operation in
volving high explosives only was
held today to test communications
and other phases of operations.
Third corps tactical troops par
ticipated as an. initial rehearsal
for exercise Desert Rock.”
Exercise Desert Rock is the des
ignation for the joint Army-AEC
maneuvers which will provide the
first tactical test of atomic wea
pons supporting troops in the
field. < /
'' It has been announced that
when the maneuvers officially
begin about 1,000 troops will be
up front.. These include units
from Camp Roberts, Calif., and
Fort Lewis, Wash. The third corps
has headquarters at Camp Rob
erts.
CATHAU M
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France, Turkey, New Zealand,
Australia, and the Union of South
Africa.
In another statement, also is
sued by press officer Michael J.
McDermott, the State Depart
ment reaffirmed its support of the
British in their row with Egypt
over the treaty sanctioning the
presence of British troops at the
Suez Canal. It said the attitude of
the United States government on
this point had been “clearly set
forth” by Secretary of State
Acheson in a statement last week
backing the British.
At the same time McDermott
said the United States is “encour
aged” by appeals of Egyptian au
thorities" for calm and modera
tion” on the part of the Egyptian
people. He added this government
“still believes it is possible to find
a peaceful settlement” of the
Suez controversy.
The statement came as the guns
of British war ships covered
merchantmen clearing through
the Suez Canal against Egyptian
orders. A British naval spokes
man said the Egyptians were
“trying to make things difficult”
by withholding clearances, so the
navy was issuing its own clear
ances.
The Suez and Cairo areas were
quiet and the Egyptian govern
ment • issued stern warnings
against any new outbursts of riot
ing.
I McDermott said that the gov
ernments, forming the command
are carrying on conversations
about it and that the Middle
Eastern states—the Arab coun
tries and Israel—are being kept
informed of what is going on. -